That was dumb, but Jake attacked him, and Luke fought back in self-defense. He has every right to defend himself against bodily harm. (Incidentally, the same thing happened tonight at Clare's party. Jake threw the first punch, and the rest of the hockey team reacted in self-defense.)

This is what confuses me. It seems like the hockey team is being portrayed as extremely antagonistic, but, while obviously not completely innocent, it isn't like they started these fights out of nowhere...like Jake did over the recycling.

I can't say I like Luke, but I really want to resist the idea that we are supposed to hate him and the ice hounds. Underdeveloping characters to make them villains is not a way to make the show compelling (contrast with Becky Baker, who takes a stance that the show and viewers oppose but is also a complex character with redeeming qualities)

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" DEGRASSI NEEDS MORE TWINCEST AND WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIPS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. " --Mellifluouscloud
"Why on earth did they cast Landon and Annie when they make it so damn obvious they want to jump each others bones?!" --ShineSoBright23

Luke doesn't even know how to antagonize. He doesn't even put effort into his insults! Yeah, he provokes people (I guess) but it's their fault for reacting in violent ways. If everyone simply ignored Luke's laughable attempts at insults, he'd shut up and go back to guzzling beer and babbling nonsense about his commitment to Jesus.

Why would Degrassi just drop one of their most powerful, moving storylines? I just don't understand the writers anymore.

Maybe Luke can just be the character that fights everyone (first Jake, now Connor), but I think he'll have to face Owen in mortal combat to win that role.

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" DEGRASSI NEEDS MORE TWINCEST AND WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIPS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. " --Mellifluouscloud
"Why on earth did they cast Landon and Annie when they make it so damn obvious they want to jump each others bones?!" --ShineSoBright23